Joe William
Departure to Kuala Nipah
"Young master, this is your passport and your student visa has been completed. "
An old man with his hair that already had two colors but was pacing towards a fifteen-year-old youth who was training.
"Oh. Yes, Jeff's grandfather. Thanks though. Sorry for bothering you." Said the young man with a smile.
"Ah. Tell me what you are young master. A pride for me to help you." Said the old man Jeff's grandfather called by the young man.
"Oh yeah. When is the young master's plan to leave for Kuala Nipah?"
"Cake quickly. Maybe tomorrow or the day after. I can't delay any more. I have a lot of work to do when I get there."
"Hopefully my great-grandfather's best friend could help me to enroll as a student there." Said the young man.
"Do you want a letter of recommendation or a letter of transfer? If so, I'll arrange it." Grandpa Jeff said.
"Can? Mountain slope very far cake. I have to go back there first to request a transfer."
"It's a very trivial job, young master. I'll take care as if you got a student duty and recommended to study abroad."
"Gee. Grandpa Jeff turned out great!" Said the young man with a very happy face.
"I'll take care of everything for you young master. You just calm down." Grandpa Jeff said, then hurried to leave the young man.
Just as Jeff was leaving behind the modest Starhousing home, he stepped into the house to tell his father that his passport was ready.
"Dad. Grandpa Jeff just delivered this to me. He said I could leave anytime. What do you think, Dad?" Ask the boy.
"Hmmm.. Nice too. The faster the better. You'll be back after three years. Later after you finish studying, I'll put you in Garden Hill to take care of my dad's cafe and restaurant there." Said the middle-aged man.
"Then, what else did your grandfather Jeff say?" Ask the middle-aged man.
"Grandfather Jeff said he had to take care of the school transfer papers. Even he said he would make it as if I got a student duty to continue school abroad."
"Hmmm... That's not hard." Said the man.
"Joe. You must remember. Once you get there, look for friends. Avoid hostility! Because, will always feel less even though you have a thousand friends. But it will be very draining if you have an enemy even if one person. Remember Dad's message." Said the middle-aged man.
"Joe will always remember Dad's message." Said the young man.
"Now you're packing. Don't forget! Your Dragon and Tiger jade necklace you must carry!"
"There's Dad. This necklace never separated from me. Grandpa uyut is also always mad if I let go of him."
"But what's still my question mark is, what's this necklace Dad worth?" Ask Joe curiously.
"Don't ask about the necklace. You're not mature enough. Later you will know what the necklace means when you are capable enough to carry out one task from me. Now pack up! Tomorrow you must have left."
"Joe, obey my orders." The boy said and rushed into his room.
Arriving at the room, the first thing the child took was a wooden crate that was not so big.
"Grandfather, tomorrow maybe I'll go see your best friend in Kuala Nipah. May you no longer feel indebted, and may you rest easy on the side of the all-powerful God." Said the boy.
There were no tears in his eyes when he remembered his time together with Grandpa Malik for these fourteen years.
He cried without a sound until the boy fell asleep.
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Starhill international airport.
Volvo's bootlegged car headed to Starhill's international airport.
From inside the vehicle, a middle-aged couple put on a mask and then followed up with a young man and an old man in his 60s.
They hugged each other and then the two children and the old man stepped closer to the checkpoint.
The couple only saw the departure of two other people of the age through the checkpoint and rushed towards the plane that today will leave for Kuala Namu international airport.
"It's only been three days together, it's been three separate days." There were complaints from the middle-aged woman while accompanying the departure of the two people with a wave of hands.
"You're sad Clara?" Ask the guy wearing the mask.
"Which mother is not sad should part with that only child." The middle-aged woman named Clara answered.
"Claras. It's good for our son. Better to cry now than to cry forever because she knows nothing."
"Today we are sad. I'm also sad that Joe isn't just your son. He is our son. He's the Future of Company's son. He's the son of Dragon Empire. He was also Tiger Sham's son. The load on his shoulders is heavier than the load I had about 16 years ago. If he didn't have the ability, then everything would collapse in an instant."
"What really happened, brother? Why are you so scared when Joe comes back home with us?" Ask Clara.
"Clara, the storyline is the same as my late father. Right now the great powers are getting ready to pounce on Metro City. I'm guessing it all starts with MegaTown. This is because, Ivan's company in Hong Kong has been displaced from the country. I also feel astonished. This is because every investment offer as well as some deals that just wait for the process are suddenly deadlocked in the middle of the road. Some investors also attracted their interest in our company located in Macau."
"I suspect this has something to do with the anti Metro City slogan of Arold Holding Company."
"At this time, only Future Steel Company was free to move everywhere. Because the company is not from this country. That's why I exiled Joe immediately abroad. This will be very helpful. Slowly but surely I'll move all the company's assets in his name so as to trick the enemy."
"They will definitely think that the company he leads will come from Indonesia, not from Metro City." The middle-aged man explained.
The conversation between the husband and wife stopped when they saw the plane start moving to take off.
Visible blank stares of the couple saw an airplane that was increasingly disappearing from view.
"Let's go home, baby." Bring the guy.
They then entered the butut car and moved towards Starhousing.
Arriving at Starhousing, the two of them then exchanged their cars for Pagani huayra and then left for Mountain lotus.